Echocardiographic quantification is crucial in the diagnosis and management of patients with
acquired and congenital heart disease (CHD). The American Society of Echocardiography (…

One of the most disturbing aspects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
in the US is the disproportionate harm that it has caused to historically marginalized groups. …

The lack of effective pharmaceutical interventions for SARS-CoV-2 raises the possibility of
COVID-19 recurrence. We explore different post-confinement scenarios by using a stochastic …

The Hot Strip Mill Production Scheduling Problem is a hard problem that arises in the steel
industry when scheduling steel coil production. It can be modeled as a generalization of the …

Background— Published nomograms of pediatric echocardiographic measurements are
limited by insufficient sample size to assess the effects of age, sex, race, and ethnicity. Variable …

Background— Girls and women with Turner syndrome are at risk for aortic dissection and
rupture. However, the size of the aorta and the clinical characteristics among those with Turner …

After the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic out of China, evolution in the pandemic
worldwide shows dramatic differences among countries. In Europe, the situation of Italy first and …

Understanding how the human brain translates sensory impressions into conscious
percepts is a key challenge of neuroscience research. Work in this area has overwhelmingly …

Girls and women with Turner syndrome face a lifelong struggle with both congenital heart
disease and acquired cardiovascular conditions. Bicuspid aortic valve is common, and many …

An internationally approved and globally used classification scheme for the diagnosis of
CHD has long been sought. The International Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Code (IPCCC)…